Erec | und | niemen | was | ze | guote | erkant | | and | (by) no one | was | as | good | recognized |
4663 | von | sînem | valsche | er | was | genant | | because of | his | deceitfulness | he | was | called |
| Keiîn | der | quâtspreche | | Kei | the | Slanderer |
| nû | verstuont | sich | vil | gereche | | now | understood | _ | quite | clearly |
4666 | Êrec | waz | er | meinte | | Erec | what | he | had in mind |
| als | er | im | ouch | bescheinte | | as | he | (to) him | also | indicated |
4669 | ich | hân | ze | varne | verre | | I | have | to | travel | far |
| und | en- | -mac | ze | disen | zîten | | and | _ | can | at | this | time |
| ûz | dem | wege | niht | gerîten | | out of | (my) | way | not | ride |
4672 | wære- | -z | an | mîner | muoze | | were | it | on | my | liesure |
| nâch | des | küneges | gruoze | | for | the | King's | greeting |
| vüere | ich | tûsent | mîle | | would travel | I | (a) thousand | miles |
4675 | ir | sult | mich | ze | dirre | wîle | | you | must | me | at | this | time |
| mîne | strâze | lâzen | varn | | my | way | permit | to travel |
| got | müeze | iuch | herre | bewarn | | God | may | you | Sir | watch over |
4678 | dô | sprach | der | valsche | Keiîn | | then | answered | the | deceitful | Kei |
| herre | lât | die | rede | sîn | | Sir | let | the | words | be |
| ir | en- | -sult | sus | hin | niht | scheiden | | you | _ | must | so | away (from here) | not | leave |
4681 | ez | missezæme | uns | beiden | | it | would be unworthy | (for) us | both |
| ich | bringe | iuch | ze | hûse | | I | shall bring | you | to | (the) court |
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